This is a blog post we weren’t sure we’d ever be writing. (No, not because it took forever to finish our last series!) As you might know, we have canceled trips to Peru to visit Machu Picchu twice. The first time was scheduled just when COVID came along. Post covid, we were scheduled again, and…
During our visit to Hotel Xcaret Arte in August for Chuck’s 65th birthday, we visited several of the parks created by Xcaret Group. YES, we know we are very behind, but life keeps getting in the way. But we know we need to catch up, tell you about the rest of our visit, and wrap…
This past August, Chuck turned 65! He’s not one for big parties or being the center of attention. So, he decided we’d stay close to home, indulge and chill out. Mark has several friends from the wedding industry who have experienced Hotel Xcaret Arte, an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, about an…
After visiting La Venta Park in Villahermosa, our group continued to the town of Palenque. We arrived at the Hotel Villa Mercedes at about six in the evening and had the night free. Some people scrambled to find massage availability at the hotel’s spa, others chilled by the pool, and some, like us, grabbed dinner…
Our adventure on Day 6 took us from Veracruz to Palenque. Our first stop of the day brought us to the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa. The tour was originally scheduled to go to La Venta Park, where they have three of the colossal Olmec heads. Our tour manager said we were going to the…
Since returning from India in mid-March, we, like the rest of the world, quarantined at home. As directed, we stayed in and ventured as far as the back yard. We took advantage of grocery delivery services and some local restaurants offering delivery. Escape to the Great Outdoors We finally reached that tipping point where…
Somewhere along the road to Udaipur, we learned that the first leg of our flight from Mumbai to Frankfort, Germany, had been canceled. However, Frankfort’s connecting flight to Miami, where our car was parked, was still a go. Unfortunately, that wouldn’t do us much good without a flight to Frankfort. By chance, our original flight…
Kenya was the trip of a lifetime!